Short Interest in Jerónimo Martins, SGPS, S.A. (OTCMKTS:JRONY) Increases By 47.8%

Jerónimo Martins, SGPS, S.A. (OTCMKTS:JRONY) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totalling 6,800 shares, an increase of 47.8% from the March 15th total of 4,600 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 12,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.5 days.

Jerónimo Martins, SGPS Trading Up 0.7 %

OTCMKTS JRONY opened at $47.79 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.30, a current ratio of 0.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $43.43 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $40.22. Jerónimo Martins, SGPS has a twelve month low of $32.68 and a twelve month high of $48.13. The company has a market capitalization of $15.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.52, a PEG ratio of 15.69 and a beta of 0.78.

Jerónimo Martins, SGPS (OTCMKTS:JRONY) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 19th. The company reported $0.53 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.54 by ($0.01). Jerónimo Martins, SGPS had a net margin of 1.94% and a return on equity of 21.07%. Research analysts forecast that Jerónimo Martins, SGPS will post 2.13 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Jerónimo Martins, SGPS Company Profile

Jerónimo Martins, SGPS, SA operates in the food distribution and specialized retail sectors in Portugal, Poland, and Colombia. The company operates through Portugal Retail; Portugal Cash & Carry; Poland Retail; Colombia Retail; and Others, Eliminations and Adjustments segments. It operates food stores under the Biedronka name; and a chain of health and beauty stores under the Hebe banner in Poland, as well as food stores under the Ara name in Colombia.